AP Psychology Unit 8 Memory questions
with correct answers.
flashbulb memory ANS - A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
encoding ANS - First stage of the memory process; in it information is transformed or coded (a
transduction process) into a form that can be processed further and stored
storage ANS - retention of coded material over time
retrieval ANS - Recovering information from memory stores.
long term memory ANS - Relatively permanent and limitless storage of memory.
short term memory ANS - Events encoded as visual, acoustic, or semantic (sense of meaning) codes.
Holds up to seven pieces of info, plus or minus two
working memory ANS - A newer understanding of short-term memory that involves conscious, active
processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-
term memory.
automatic processing ANS - unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and
frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meanings
effortful processing ANS - Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
rehearsal ANS - The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to
encode it for storage
spacing effect ANS - the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention
than is achieved through massed study or practice
with correct answers.
flashbulb memory ANS - A clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event
encoding ANS - First stage of the memory process; in it information is transformed or coded (a
transduction process) into a form that can be processed further and stored
storage ANS - retention of coded material over time
retrieval ANS - Recovering information from memory stores.
long term memory ANS - Relatively permanent and limitless storage of memory.
short term memory ANS - Events encoded as visual, acoustic, or semantic (sense of meaning) codes.
Holds up to seven pieces of info, plus or minus two
working memory ANS - A newer understanding of short-term memory that involves conscious, active
processing of incoming auditory and visual-spatial information, and of information retrieved from long-
term memory.
automatic processing ANS - unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and
frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meanings
effortful processing ANS - Encoding that requires attention and conscious effort
rehearsal ANS - The conscious repetition of information, either to maintain it in consciousness or to
encode it for storage
spacing effect ANS - the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long-term retention
than is achieved through massed study or practice
